New Home Sales Trainee

Drees Homes • Full-time • Manassas, Virginia, United States • $87.39k - $152.20k / year • 2w ago

Overview:

Drees Homes is a family-owned home builder with a passion for making custom homes easy. For over 95 years, we've cared for our employees and customers— earning recognition as the 18th largest privately owned builder in the country and building a culture of long-tenured employees.

We are proud to be a five-time U.S. Best Managed Company (2022–2026), a distinction sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, and to be Great Place to Work® certified for the past four years.

Enrich your career at a company that values integrity, excellence, opportunity, stability, and success.

Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, Drees operates in twelve metropolitan areas: Greater Cincinnati (including Northern Kentucky), Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio; Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities/Qualifications:

Drees Homes is currently looking for a New Home Sales Trainee in the Washington DC Division. In this position, you will be training to be an on-site New Home Sales Representative. The training program will provide you with the tools and information you need to answer customer questions about products, financing, warranty, and construction. A major portion of this training will occur on site shadowing an experienced New Home Sales Representative in their model/sales office, learning how the new home sales process works. Once the training process is complete and you are ready to be a New Home Sales Representative, your new role will be salary plus commission based.

Key Responsibilities:

Understands and utilizes all sales forms, procedures, contracts, and policies
Prospects for new clients and qualifies buyers
Presents the company’s products in a professional manner
Successfully complete all sections of the Trainee Program Manual
Displays a thorough knowledge of the company’s product lines, subdivisions, and relative community facilities
Greets all prospective customers as well as demonstrates the model home
Ensures the model home site is well maintained and presentable

Knowledge and Skills:

Energetic, self-motivated and customer-driven individual who approaches challenges with enthusiasm and a positive attitude
Strong work ethic as well as results oriented
Desire to succeed as well as to satisfy customers
Excellent verbal and written communication proficiencies as well as presentation skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
Professional appearance
Displays a friendly, enthusiastic and approachable manner
Well organized, self-directed and dependable
Self-motivated and eager to learn
Ability to use Salesforce

Requirements:

Proficient in the use of computer technology
Has Microsoft Office basic knowledge
1 -2 years prior successful sales (in retail or service environment a plus!) required
2-3 years prior customer service experience (in retail or service environment a plus!) required
Bachelor's degree (in a related field is ideal) preferred

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